The last time I spoke with Rea Carey, executive director or the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, was in late 2009. President Obama had yet to complete his first year in office, 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' was still law, and marriage equality was still being referred to as 'Gay marriage.' So much has changed since our last convmore --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

On May 19, the NAACP - the country's oldest and largest civil rights organization - endorsed marriage equality in a strongly worded resolution that passed the group's board by an overwhelming 62-2 vote.

'We make this statement today because it is the legacy and responsibility of tmore

The Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA) and the Pride Foundation both presented their annual scholarship awards last weekend. Both organizations have been dedicated to empowering and financially backing the next generation of LGBTQ and allied leaders for two decades.

King County Executive Dow Constantine held his annual Filing Week Luncheon on May 18 at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center. As the roughly 600 attendees prepared to donate to Constantine's reelection campaign, the county head approached the podium and made a surprising request. more

The state's two main teachers' unions - the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Washington and the Washington Education Association (WEA) - have both recommended that their members vote to Approve Referendum 74, which would affirm the state's new marriage equality law.

Jenna Talackova, the Transgender Canadian woman who hoped to represent her country in the Miss Universe pageant, placed in the top 12 in the contest for Miss Universe Canada, but fell short of the crown.

Talackova became a favorite among her fellow contestants, however, and wasmore

The U.S. Justice Department announced on May 21 that it accepts the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's April 20 ruling that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 covers gender identity discrimination.

On May 18, Seattle Counseling Service (SCS) and Gay City Health Project partnered with the Hazelden Foundation, a non-profit organization with seven facilities nationwide that treat chemical dependency, to host 'LGBTQ and Addiction,' a one-day conference on addiction within the LGBTQ communmore

Retired Gen. Colin Powell is known for the high positions he's held in the U.S. military and government. He is a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and served as secretary of state for former President George W. Bush. However, in the LGBT community Powell became infamous for onmore

Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) and the law firm Morrison & Foerster announced May 23 that Staff Sgt. Anthony Loverde, who was discharged in 2008 under the discriminatory 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' (DADT) law, has been reinstated in the U.S. Air Force and will return to activemore

Kennedys role as the court weather vane has given rise to a species of argument that Jeffrey Rosen, the George Washington University law professor, calls 'the Kennedy brief,' in which 'lawyers on both sides fall over themselves to court Kennedys favor by repeatedly citing the opinions of Justice Kennedy.' Ive bmore

She first insisted she was a boy at the age of 2. "I am a boy" became a constant theme in struggles over clothing, bathing, swimming, eating, playing. Eventually, a psychologist diagnosed gender identity disorder. Now Tyler 's parents allow him to live as a boy, and the 5-year-old is reveling in his new identity. (Thmore